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16, 2026James Webb Space TelescopeBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsSign up to our monthly entertainment newsletter to keep up with all our coverage of the latest sci-fi and space movies, tv shows, games and books.Discover this week's must-see night sky events, moon phases, and stunning astrophotos. Sign up for our skywatching newsletter and explore the universe with us!Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans!Technicians move NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into an acoustics chamber for environmental testing at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.NASA released a new image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undertaking environmental testing that determined it can withstand vibrations it will experience during launch.through acoustic testing this month in which the observatory was placed in a sound booth and blasted with acoustic waves up to 138 decibels, or around the loudness of a jet engine from 100 feet away, "If you've ever been at a concert with an extremely loud bass, that load you felt was acoustic energy," said Cory Powell, the lead Roman structural analyst at GFSC."Now think about how loud a launch is. The acoustics can produce very high loads on a large structure like Roman." 16, 2026 Engineers also placed Roman on a"shaker table" that subjected the space telescope to high levels of vibration similar to what it will experience during launch in order to ensure the observatory and its instruments will remain intact after liftoff.This photo offers a rare peek behind the curtain at the extensive and intricate testing that spacecraft like space telescopes undergo before launch. The Roman Space Telescope is estimated to cost over $4 billion, so ensuring a successful launch is paramount for NASA.similar to the Hubble Space Telescope, but with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's. Roman is alsothat allows it to block the light from distant stars, enabling it to see planets that might be orbiting around those stars. If all goes according to plan, Roman will be able to map structures on cosmic scales, measure dark energy and dark matter throughout the universe, detect distant black holes and potentially discover tens of thousands of alien planets.Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Brett is curious about emerging aerospace technologies, alternative launch concepts, military space developments and uncrewed aircraft systems. Brett's work has appeared on Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery and more. Brett has degrees from Clemson University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his free time, Brett enjoys skywatching throughout the dark skies of the Appalachian mountains. 16, 2026Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and HubbleIncredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and HubbleAim for the stars for under $15 with this Estes 2441 Mini Arcas Model Rocket Kit at Walmart, now 17% cheaper in the spring salesIncredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and Hubble Aim for the stars for under $15 with this Estes 2441 Mini Arcas Model Rocket Kit at Walmart, now 17% cheaper in the spring sales
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